Sidekicks' Doyle out 6-8 weeks with ankle injury
Published on January 26, 2004 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Dallas Sidekicks News Release
DALLAS - Sidekicks' forward David Doyle will be out 6-8 weeks with a broken right ankle. The injury occurred in the first quarter of the Sidekicks 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Kixx Sunday at Reunion Arena.
Doyle, 38, leads the Sidekicks in scoring and is tied for fifth in the MISL this season with 33 points on 19 goals and 14 assists. Doyle will be moved off the active roster to injured reserve status.
"It's a tremendous disappointment to the organization and a blow to the team. We will be without our star player for up to two months and possibly the rest of the season," says Sidekicks head coach Tatu.
The Sidekicks (13-9) hold a two-game lead on the San Diego Sockers (10-10) in the MISL Western Division. Dallas hosts the Sockers Saturday January 31 at Reunion Arena at 7:05 p.m. Coverage on KSKY 660 AM begins at 6:50 p.m.
DAVID DOYLE: This is Doyle's 12th season with the Sidekicks, the 19th of his career. He has accumulated 1035 points from 629 goals and 406 assists. Doyle is in the top-20 on the career list of almost every offensive category. He is eighth in goals with 629 (Michael King of Milwaukee - 665), 16th in assists with 406 (Goran Hunjak - 437, Kim Roentved - 437), ninth in points with 1035 (King- 1043), tied for third in power play goals with 86 (Tatu - 113, Steve Zungul - 89), and fourth in game-winning goals with 68 (Hector Marinaro of Cleveland - 100, Tatu - 77, Zungul - 77). Doyle is near the top of the Sidekicks record book in several categories. He is fifth in games with 311 (Wes McLeod - 321), second in goals with 402 (Tatu - 736), third in assists with 296 (Tatu - 672, Kevin Smith - 299), second in points with 698 (Tatu - 1408), second in shots with 2064 (Tatu - 4182), fourth in blocks with 360 (Smith - 387), second in power play goals with 60 (Tatu - 98), second in game-winning goals with 45 (Tatu - 68), and third in overtime goals with 5 (Tatu - 7, Mark Karpun - 6). He has been selected to play in seven All-Star games. He was the WISL MVP in 1998, and has been named to the All-League First Team six times. In 2001, he was named the Dallas Sidekicks MVP by the Dallas All Sports Association. Since his acquisition before the 1991-92 season, the Sidekicks have won Championships in 1993, 1998, and 2001.
Major Indoor Soccer League 2 Stories from January 26, 2004
- Comets Weekly - Kansas City Comets
- Sidekicks' Doyle out 6-8 weeks with ankle injury - Dallas Sidekicks
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- Chile Farias Named MISL Offensive Player of the Week - Baltimore Blast
- MISL names players of the week - MISL 2
- Force to hold Bobblehead Night - Cleveland Force
- Wave takes two from Force to improve to league-best 15-4 - Milwaukee Wave
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